Single-player games like Day at the Races
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Day at the Races, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Starters Orders Touch Horse Racing
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Day at the Races.
Starters Orders Touch now on desktop from www.startersorders.com! A brand new GUI and improved game play and the most advanced simulation engine to date cement Starters Orders as the No.1. horse racing management series.
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Horse Racing Manager
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Day at the Races.
Manage your own horse racing stables, breed and train future champions. Compete across diverse tracks, balance finances, manage staff, and expand your reach in the world of horse racing. Turn ambition into legacy, one choice at a time.
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Tap Derby: Horse Racing
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Day at the Races.
Tap Derby allows you to step into the shoes of a rookie horse trainer. Under the guidance of legendary trainer, Rusty Hayes, buy, train, race, and breed as you grow your stable. Conquer prestigious racing events and rise to Horse Racing Stardom.
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Silks & Glory
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Day at the Races.
Build your racing legacy in a premium horse racing game with a full single-player career, direct jockey gameplay, deep stable management, worldwide competition, online leagues, 2–4 player split-screen, and LAN multiplayer.
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Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Day at the Races.
Starters Orders 7 is the latest in the acclaimed horse racing management series from Strategic Designs Ltd. New features include in-depth breeding stats and lineage, realistic dynamic commentary, newspaper style race and form cards, new racecourses, old-school style betting shop race modes and more.
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Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Day at the Races.
With stunning, realistic horses, an in-depth breeding system, and a range of exciting game modes, Rival Stars Horse Racing offers horse fans the ultimate racing and riding experience. Take the reins and become an equestrian legend!
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Pocket Stables
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Day at the Races.
Manage a ranch while training your racehorses to race for a Triple Crown.
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Car Tuning Simulator
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Day at the Races.
Car Tuning Simulator is designed so that you can create, modify and paint your own, luxury car, and then go to the track to test it in action!
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A toad well travelled
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Day at the Races.
"A toad well travelled" is a short, but challenging, side-scrolling platformer about a young toad that sets off to explore the world outside the safety of his pond. You as the player, will guide the inquisitive toad through diverse, dangerous environments filled with not-so-friendly creatures.
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Source of the Nile Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Day at the Races — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Day at the Races.
The single-player version of the legendary board game "Source of the Nile", finally brought to the digital realm. A challenging game of discovery played on a hexagon-grid map showing known Africa ca. 1820, in which the player competes with nature in order to survive.